MEXICO CITY – As the day nears for the UFC’s Mexican debut, anticipation builds for each and every one of the fighters on the card. And while all 22 athletes will have something at stake, Jessica Eye and Leslie Smith are anticipating something special.

A failed drug test for marijuana and an especially light slap on the wrist could have been a minor bump in the road for Jessica Eye. Instead she found the one way to turn a small transgression into a huge mistake.